Filipino Christian Living 1 2nd Quarterly Exam 2023-2024 PDF

FILIPINO CHRISTIAN LIVING 1 2 ND QUARTERLY EXAM 2023-24 REVIEWER I. THE VALUE OF MAN There are four human aspects that implies man’s value: 1. Dimensions of Man 1.1 Mind Man is capab...

FILIPINO CHRISTIAN LIVING 1 2 ND QUARTERLY EXAM 2023-24 REVIEWER I. THE VALUE OF MAN There are four human aspects that implies man’s value: 1. Dimensions of Man 1.1 Mind Man is capable of conceptual thought , which distinguishes him from other creatures on earth. His mind has the power to stand out of himself and become the object of his own reflections. The power of his mind has enabled man to become the object of his own reflections. The power of his mind has enabled man to become preoccupied not only with the nurturance and sustenance of his body but with the more creative activities that demand thinking and conceptualizing as well. 1.2 Heart the heart has reasons which reason does not know. However, one who approaches life with so much emphasis on feelings stands the frustrations of being hurt so often. Also, who emphasizes action can get into trouble for certain actions that do not have a rational basis. This happens when actions do not pass thru the process of conceptual thought. There should be a balance between mind and heart when it comes to making decisions and taking actions in life. 1.3 Man likewise experiences the presence of a spirit in him. It is the spirit that animates his whole existence and gives meaning to his activities. His spirit tries to grasp a reality that is not palpable to the body. His spirit expresses itself through his body. His spirit is capable of hoping when the mind is frustrated; believing when the mind doubts; loving when the mind would rather hate. Take away man’s spirit and he is dead figuratively or literally. 2. Man as Unique and Relational (Social Being) : We see persons differing from one another though possessing certain common traits. At the same time, a person is a being existing in relationship with other beings. His relationship with others accentuates his uniqueness and significance. He meets his needs as a child through the help of others. He grows in the very expression of himself with the help of others. He needs others to deepen and broaden his perspectives. He is able to restructure society only in cooperation with others. His personality is affected by his relationship with others. 3. Man’s Purpose: Man acquires a purpose for his existence by continuously creating, liberating and realizing himself and his environment. This mission in life becomes the continuous task of creating opportunities that will enable persons to have more, know more and be more; liberating persons from structures that inhibit their fullest development as persons; and of the constant transformation of social structures that will enable persons to realize their potentialities to the fullest. It is when man lives this three-fold mission of creating, liberating and realizing that life becomes impregnated with meaning. It is man’s purposiveness in life that creates history. He has the capacity to learn from the past experiences, plan and make the present viable for the strong thrust towards the future that he wants to forego. 4. Man’s Freedom and Responsibility : Man is Free: Freedom to be or not to be is one of our basic human rights. It is a God-given right, a right to be respected by man and treated as sacred because it comes from God. But this Freedom is situated: Man has certain “givens” that confine him, He is born of a certain time and place, race, color, parentage, and physical makeup that he had no choice about. The acceptance and appreciation of the “givens” is of itself a freedom. As a social being, man experiences limitations of his freedom. He is free to bring his potentialities to their fullest realization. However, he is free only in so far as his exercise of freedom does not encroach on another’s freedom. The economic and political situations in his particular milieu impose certain unfreedom on him.  He experiences a further limitation of his freedom by the norms, values and mores of his culture. In freedom, a person accepts and appreciates all the givenness of life. His happiness depends partly on his exercise of freedom. Life offers him an abundance of opportunities. These are availed of through his exercise of freedom. Some opportunities may not be availed of due to some “givens” of life and the very choices that a person makes. A person who makes his choice within the limits of his potentials is able to experience the happiness of realizing his dreams, his expectations of life. On the other hand the person whose choices are beyond what his potentials can sustain will experience the disappointment of frustrated dreams and aspirations. But what are the limits of one’s potentials? Even those limits will have to be tested in freedom. While freedom gives man the right of choice, he, as a social being, has the obligation to make his exercise of freedom responsible. - A person is responsible whenever he is able to answer for his choices and the consequences of such choices. He is responsible when he is able to accept the limitations of his freedom. He is responsible when he is able to respond to others’ exercise of freedom. Valuing the human person includes: 1. Peace and harmony: A person experiences peace and harmony within himself when he is able to bring his body, mind and spirit together. To continuously experience peace and harmony a person should take care of his body, mind and spirit. 2. Respect The delicateness of respectful handling of fellow human being becomes apparent when one gives importance to the personhood of the other. Everyone deserves respect as human dignity is common to everyone. This dignity comes from being created in the image and likeness of God 3. Man’s Meaning Man is an essential human being. Outside society man cannot be fully understood. Man’s meaning is possible only within the framework of his social relationship. 4. The call to love: Love is the call of the person to others to help him attain his fullness as a human person. It is an answer to the call of the neighbor to help him grow and unfold to maturity. Here, lies the truth that no man is an island. 5. Union with God: Man keeps his spirit strong by reaching out to ultimate realities and holding fast to them. He acknowledges the power of the One who holds ultimate realities in His hands. He recognizes himself to be the image and likeness of God. This is the source of man’s dignity. This is the basis of man’s equality regardless of sex, color, religion, economic status, positions, etc. The union that man has with God enables him to live a life that mirrors God’s goodness here on earth. His union with God is strengthened by meditation, contemplation and prayer. II.SELF-KNOWLEDGE: GIFTEDNESS AND BROKENNESS Self- knowledge is all about being aware of yourself and knowing your true self in its wholeness/totality. Self-knowledge is the first step towards self -improvement. This includes meditating upon and knowing our giftedness and brokenness. 1. Giftedness: Our giftedness speaks to us of God’s goodness, because in our giftedness, we come to know we have nothing, which we have not received. We may look at this as fruit of our own effort, intelligence and abilities, but this is only superficial knowledge about us. Being able to understand that all the opportunities, graces and blessings that come to us in order to attain what we have now all come from God makes one joyful and fulfilled. Being aware of the Holy Spirit’s gifts to man is also part of knowing oneself: (see ppt slide 10) 2. Brokenness: The awareness of our sinfulness or brokenness also speaks to us of God, for paradoxically our sinfulness is also a gift. Part of authentic self knowledge is to know and accept our brokenness that manifests from our sinfulness, weaknesses and negative experiences in life.  St. Paul teaches us to take strength in our brokenness: for in our sinfulness we come to experience God’s loving forgiveness and mercy. In our brokenness we experience God’s strength in healing and supporting us in times of difficulty and distress. Self-Right Therefore, let us learn to embrace our true selves: not only acknowledging the good in us but also our imperfections. For in brokenness we learn many things and we come to know our rooms for improvement. True wealth: Reread the parable of the rich fool Life Lesson: Being rich is not about having money; true wealth is manifested through these gifts: True Wealth: Gift of life, love, freedom, peace. Life: Self knowledge, life learnings/lessons, experience, gifts, talents, (even one’s own imperfections) Love: family, friends, loved ones Freedom: security (freedom from danger), freewill Peace: achieving true happiness by attaining the fullness of one’s personhood and being (wellness in physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual aspects) III. MY FAMILY: THE BEGINNING OF MY PERSONHOOD Part of knowing oneself is to know one’s roots: our family A. Social Being Family happens because first and foremost we are SOCIAL BEINGS: Persons are open and relational by nature. No man is an island; we grow into our full selves as persons only in relating to others. We Filipinos are outstanding in this regard: it is said “Filipinos are never alone.” We realize being a person means 1. by others (our conception, birth, upbringing), 2. being with others (our family, friends, neighbors, business associates), and 3. being for others (love, service). This is how we have been created by God – as social beings. This is how we have been redeemed by Christ – as people. This is how the Holy Spirit works not only within but among us as the people of God, journeying toward our common destiny in God (CFC, 687). The following discussion will talk about the psychology of our family upbringing. B. Foundations of Personality: 1. Childhood Sigmund Freud: “The child is the father to man” ; the childhood experiences of a man bear a significant impact and influence on his adult life. It is in our early experiences that we establish the foundation of our being a person. 2. Family Our family and childhood experiences are one of the best foundations of our personality. In this regard, our family provides us the roots from which our personhood begins. As we grow through the years, our experiences expand to other relationships outside of the family, which may somehow change our existing view of life. Here, we look back and review the ways we have learned in looking at people and life. In this process, we redefine ourselves and tap our inner strength to be free and find newer dimensions of ourselves. Looking at our roots requires reminiscing/remembering of the past:  C. Experiences of the Past Usually, when we relive our past experiences, especially about our families, we bring out both the positive and negative feelings the pleasant and unpleasant memories. 1. These pleasant memories energize us and give us a feeling of gratitude. They are never a problem, except when they make us too sentimental and very sad when we reminisce them. However, what is good about this, is, these memories become our source of strength when life gets tough. 2. Negative feelings are more of a problem, especially when they are not resolved through the years. When these unpleasant memories resurface, we begin to complain about life, the feelings of anger and resentment begin to appear. Some are just buried alive, so they keep on resurfacing, and keep on affecting us. When this happens, we should pay attention to them, and plan ways to resolve them and finally get it resolved. Unless they are resolved, they will haunt us through a lifetime. 3. The steps in healing these unresolved memories are 1.Acknowledge 2. Understand 3. Accept 4. Forgive We have to be decisive when we undergo the healing process. Once we are healed, the experience serves as a newfound wisdom, which can lead to learning and growth. 4. Gratitude and appreciation: Earnest Tan“It becomes also a challenge for us to consider expressing our gratitude and appreciation for the positive feelings and memories given us. Many times we lose golden opportunities to make a person happy simply because we fail to express our appreciation. “ D. Valuing the Family 1. The family in the plan of God is to be a community of life and love. The essence and role of the family in the final analysis is specified by love. 2. Family communion is greatly preserved and perfected in the spirit of sacrifice. Every family is called by God to have reneswing experience of reconciliation with one another, among the family members. 3. In the family, special attention must be devoted to the children, by developing a profound self-esteem for their personal dignity, and respectful concern for their rights. IV. INNER PEACE OF MAN A. Authentic Freedom “Throughout the world today there is an unprecedented drive for freedom, for breaking out of all the old structures of political oppression, racial prejudice, economic injustice, and constricting cultural mores.” The demand is increasingly made that men should act on their own judgment, enjoying and making use of a responsible freedom, not driven by coercion but motivated by a sense of duty. Since ‘the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a message of freedom and a force for liberation,‘ we recognize here ‘an authentic sign of God‘s presence and purpose…for authentic freedom is an exceptional sign of the divine image within man”(CFC, 693). B. Global Solidarity: Peace among nations and among people of different cultures and creed should strive their very best to achieve respect and tolerance for one another. This will result in global peace, global solidarity among nations Peace is a rare item in today’s world; in fact a rarest commodity. This is evidenced through the dissatisfaction/ worries of individuals and through a lack of proper understanding between people of different nations and communities.  A culture of peace is necessary for a meaningful life for all persons. Now we have a world where there is great diversity or differences inpersonal, social and cultural ways of being and living - we need to posses significant human values to overcome these differences and ensure peace and solidarity. The process of peace building starts from within the heart of each individual, and when this is shared with other groups and culture, it can lead to peace. C. Inner Peace Individual Peace: a state of calm and quiet, free from disturbing thoughts or emotions. Tolerance: the act or practice of sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from one’s own D. Qualities of Inner Peace It is true that one cannot give what he/she does not have. Likewise, one cannot be at peace with others and the world if he/she is not at peace with himself/herself. Here are some of the qualities of someone who has inner peace: 1. SELF-CONTROL: ability to stay calm and quiet amidst external pressures and stress. 2. SELF-ACCEPTANCE: In the personal realm, peace accepts who and what he or she is - living in a culture of peace intrinsically edifying. He or she is able to relate with humility, sensitivity and consideration for others. 3. INNER STRENGTH: Ultimately who is the source of inner strength? We have God, our creator as the source of our inner strength. God is the one who brings about strength and assurance in times of uncertainty and anxiety. He is the center of our spiritual consciousness, where we find our inner peace and strength. Inner peace can be experienced when we become more conscious of our inner life. Focusing our thoughts and feelings, having a still mind and heart allows us to feel at peace with ourselves. Doing this helps us develop our discernment, alertness and intuition, charity, compassion and our desire to care for others. E. Source of Peace Peace is a gift from God. The root meaning of this word came from the Hebrew “shallom”, which means wholeness. Originally, peace meant physical integrity. It is good to hear that in St. John’s gospel account, our Lord promise us peace as a gift on the night before he died. F. Peacemaking What is peacemaking? 1. Non-violence: Peacemaking is the work of nonviolence. Active nonviolence is the heart of peacemaking. It is the attempt to find alternatives to killings, to violent conflict, and to threats of mass destruction. 2. Nurturance and Justice Peacemaking, though initially concerned with the elimination of war, includes the wider concerns of nurturing human community and promoting justice. 3. Reconciliation Peacemaking is also the work of reconciling, of building bridges between people, between women and men, between poor and rich, between the rebels and the soldiers, black and white, between the Muslims and the Christians, and between Democracy and Communism. 4. Following God: We make peace; we help bring about world peace, if we make peace wherever we go, in our homes, in our school, in our church, and in our community. But peace starts in the heart of every human being and in the following of the spiritual laws of God. The teachings that we should treat others as we ourselves would wish were as ethics variously repeated in all great religions. The crux of this ethics, is a heightened capacity for loving kindness, compassion, joy in the joy of others and impartiality. V. GOOD MANNERS -A good manner is a literal interpretation for right conduct when we talk of socializations. -A good manner is a right behavior, attitudes, and responses when dealing with certain situations, people, and places. *Common not only in our culture is the tendency to set aside the importance of good manners since the birth of liberalizations and democracy. It is the questions of freedom when we impose something which limits the individual choices, movements, mode of thinking, and in dealing with other people. A. Good Manners in Educational Setting 1. Stand up if a teacher comes into your room. 2. Do not walk in and start talking if two people are discussing something. 3. Do not talk across or over the head of a person who is doing mental work or is studying or reading. 4. If someone is reading do not talk loudly or start talking about your personal life. 5. Do not chew gum while working or if you are at an appointment. 6. If someone ask for your help do not criticize them, insinuating that they are not good enough or slow or cannot remember what they were shown before. B. WHAT IS PROFANITY? -an offensive or obscene word or phrase C. WHAT IS ETIQUETTE? -the set of rules or customs that control accepted behavior in particular social groups or social situations